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The most important difference between molds, which are fungi, and bacteria is that fungi have a proper nucleus in their cells and bacteria do not.
Fungi are known as eukaryotes because they have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus which separated from the cytoplasm by a nuclear membrane.
Bacteria are known as prokaryotes because their DNA is not sepatated from the cytoplasm in a nucleus.
In addition, fungi have other structures in their cells which bacteria do not have. For example, fungi have mitochondria, which are where food is 'burned' to release energy in the process of respiration.
Bacteria do not have mitochondria. In fact, scientists believe that mitochondria actually evolved from ancient bacteria - theory called endosymbiosis.
For descriptions of the different types of microbes, see:
http://www.microbeworld.org/microbes/types.aspx
For differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes see:
http://www.earthlife.net/cells.HTML
For an introduction to the endosymbiosis theory see:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/endosymbiosis_01
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Should i be worried about this mold on my wall?
We can not tell we can not see the mold.
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What website can tell you what to do to mold bread?
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